Link Baiting. People have mixed feelings about it – especially as it is used for a variety of purposes and is used in a variety of ways, both good and bad. Still, link baiting is slowly becoming an overused tactic. What Are Link Baits Anyway? Before starting, we answer the question – why does link baiting get hated on anyway, and why the negative connotation on this tactic. It’s important … Read the Rest
Posted by Benjamin on December 13th, 2011 View Comments
Posted in Link Bait, Link Building Overview, Social Media |
Selling the concept of link building to small business owners is like talking to a brick wall. If they do respond, they are stunned even by the suggestion. What is link building and how is it relevant to my small business? Why is it that SMB owners are very fearful of link building? It’s because they just don’t realize how the whole mechanics of the SMB industry jives naturally with … Read the Rest
Posted by Benjamin on September 20th, 2011 View Comments
Posted in Link Building Overview, Social Media |
A marketing concept, brand awareness refers to the percentage of consumers familiar with a brand. It works by measuring the consumers’ knowledge of the existence of a particular brand. Webmasters can use Brand awareness and link building in information graphics (hereafter known as infographics), which are graphic visual representations of data that deliver information clearly and quickly. Due to the “easily-digestible” information that infographics convey, there are myriad Web-based businesses … Read the Rest
Posted by sam on October 15th, 2010 View Comments
Posted in Link Bait, Miscellaneous, Social Media |
People can now find QR codes or Quick response codes everywhere. Anyone familiar with these two dimensional bar codes can easily spot them in various magazine spreads, newspapers, as well as in other paper-based publications. QR codes, which might look like strange logos to others, are actually “paper-based hyperlinks.” You can simply scan these codes using various gadgets such as iPhones, smart phones or any type of camera phones and … Read the Rest
Posted by sam on September 16th, 2010 View Comments
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Today’s Internet landscape is so competitive that it really is hard to have one SEO strategy that will work. Moreover, it usually takes years for one company to establish itself at the top of the search engine rankings. Enter social media and the quick boost it provides to startup and established websites. The Emergence of the Social Media Platform One of the most important tools to emerge today is the … Read the Rest
Posted by sam on August 6th, 2010 View Comments
Posted in SEO - Search Engine Optimization, Social Media |
Most of us are very familiar of and have been using Twitter as a means to connect in our respective online social networks. This application allows us to broaden our network of friends online and update our contacts with what is happening in our lives through our status updates. However, it can only give as much; we have to type in how we are, what we are thinking about, and … Read the Rest
Posted by sam on July 1st, 2010 View Comments
Posted in Social Media, Social Network |
Digg is one of the most popular and influential web directories today. Many companies use Digg in order to get ahead in search engine rankings. Aside from this, Digg also provides web developers with a tool that can make their link building processes much easier and convenient. Points to Considering in Maximizing Digg Endorsed by Google and other search engines, Digg has become one of the top choices for websites … Read the Rest
Posted by sam on June 19th, 2010 View Comments
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Dofollow, in its most basic definition, is a computer slang term that refers to a hyperlink that tells search engine crawlers to consider certain outbound links on the site’s pages. A typical feature especially among blog site owners and developers, Dofollow is the exact opposite of Nofollow. Dofollow provides credibility to certain outbound links especially if they are from authority websites. It also separates them from spammers who flood a … Read the Rest
Posted by sam on June 17th, 2010 View Comments
Posted in blogging, SEO - Search Engine Optimization, Social Media |
The SEO playing field has been widening at a constant rate. Social Networking sites are now being included by search engine in their results pages and these developments have posted quite a stir among many web developers. Not to be left behind, Google—one of the world’s most renowned companies—has recently developed a proprietary social networking platform. Four months ago, the biggest search engine in the world launched Google Buzz and … Read the Rest
Posted by sam on June 15th, 2010 View Comments
Posted in Social Media, Social Network, Uncategorized |
In an ever increasing competition for inbound links and web traffic, there are few link building tools out there that are as powerful and as helpful as StumbleUpon. StumbleUpon is a social bookmarking service that allows its users to discover, review, and give ratings to web pages, photos, and videos. It is one of the Internet’s most used social media networks today that doubles as a personalized recommendation engine. It … Read the Rest
Posted by sam on June 10th, 2010 View Comments
Posted in Social Media, Social Network |
